Not serious - Graduate Student Hyper Island Employee Review

3.0
7 Nov 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Project-based learning, sometimes with real clients; Lots of presentations and communication practice; All in English; Free, supported by CSN.

Cons

The school advertises working with big clients like Volvo and IKEA, but in reality, most are unknown small companies that not genuinely interested in working with students. Some teachers are irresponsible and sometimes skip classes. The program is messy and many courses are outdated.

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3.0
28 Mar 2016
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Pros

- Learning the methodology; gaining facilitation skills - The people (especially collaborators) - Flexible schedule/work-life balance - 4 week vacation (last I heard) - Autonomous teams; flat-ish organization - Opportunity to build a good network - The school and unique student body/alumni keep HI's spirit alive

Cons

- Financial instability - Profit margins trump quality of delivery - Lack of career ladder / no development plan follow-up - Politics and favoritism - No room to negotiate salary / freelance rates - Leadership is reactive and untrusting at times; not focused on long-term change - The board makes decisions while lacking understanding about day-to-day operations

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